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Jul 20, 2010 | 09:09 PM

silversrtman

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how to trim poly trans mount

Ive read about people shaving the pre load bumps on the bottom of the energy suspension poly trans mount. I also am having vibration issues from the height difference of the current mount thats in there (prothane) and the stocker (1.8" for the prothane and 1.55" for the stocker) I tried to use a razor blade, a file, nothing is working, the poly is too tough. Anyone have any suggestions? I was thinking about using the bench grinder but that will most likely clog up the wheel....im out of ideas.

Jul 20, 2010 | 09:13 PM

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Find a sidewalk. Rub it on the rough concrete. No bullshit it takes like 5 seconds to shave it down flat. I've done 3 or 4 ES mounts like that.

Jul 21, 2010 | 06:28 AM

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Find a sidewalk. Rub it on the rough concrete. No bullshit it takes like 5 seconds to shave it down flat. I've done 3 or 4 ES mounts like that.

innovative lol i like it....i will try that

Jul 21, 2010 | 07:15 AM

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Or a bench grinder, I also have used the sidewalk method!

Jul 21, 2010 | 10:23 AM

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I used a hacksaw

Jul 21, 2010 | 02:33 PM

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not sure what year car we are talking about..

if you have the factory shim (for LT1 years) you could remove one to make up for the taller height.

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Jul 21, 2010 | 03:27 PM

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innovative lol i like it....i will try that

It really works, I figured it out after the same frustration. I was sitting in my garage on the concrete and just went to town, it rubbed off like an eraser.